Re: Help packaging parmetis
Am Mittwoch, 13. August 2014, 18:22:18 schrieb Sylvestre Ledru:
> >> I have already registered on Alioth. My Alioth account is
> >> wlfuetter-guest, and I have just sent a request to join.
> >>
> >> I read most of the documentation given here:
> >> https://wiki.debian.org/Packaging and here:
> >> https://wiki.debian.org/DebianScience.
> >>
> >> But now I'm a little stuck. How should I proceed further?
> >
> > Let`s wait for somebody, who can activate your account there.
>
> Already approved (right after).
Thank you.
>
> >> And another question:
> >> Is it ok to switch to git for parmetis or should I use svn instead?
> >
> > We should ask Sylvestre, he was the last, who uploaded parmetis.
> > I personally prefer git. But it would be good to move the svn-history into
> > git.
> As you wish. I am not planning to do much more here...
Ok, then I'll stay with git.
I will upload everything after cleaning the commit history. A lot of noise in
there.
> > It would be also good to ask parmetis-upstream to change their license,
> > like they did it for metis. Now metis is available in main Debian archive,
> > but parmetis is still in non-free section because of restriction in their
> > license.
> There is this bug:
> http://glaros.dtc.umn.edu/flyspray/task/120?tasks=all&project=2&pagenum=2
Ok, I put that on my TODO list. Lets see what I can do. Probably I need help
here.
Wolfgang
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